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 Catalogue of Brand Material.

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" Making Christ's Bed " (lay- ing a rush figure on a wooden cross in a field : obs.) - - _ -

Playing football - - -

IV. Local Legends.

Rocks rent at the Crucifixion

LOCALITY.

South Pembrokeshire. West Wales.

Foel Hafod Bleddyn (Merionethshire), The Sky rrid Mountain (Mon- mouthshire).^

SCOTLAND.

I. Natural Phenomena.

Eggs laid on, keep fresh - - West Highlands. Butter made on, is curative - West Highlands.

Hazel rod cut on, makes divining- rod -- West Highlands.

II. Things Forbidden.

To put iron into the ground - West Highlands.

Blacksmiths will not work (legend) Caithness.

IRELAND.

I. Natural Phenomena.

A man born on Good Friday and christened on Easter Day is a doctor -

A girl who meets her lover on Good Friday will never be married -

II. General Observances.

Flax must be sown before Good Friday -

Mussels gathered before Good Fri- day --

Unweaned babies made to fast

III. Local Observance.

Pilgrimage to the Skellig Rocks -

Cork. Locality (?)

Tyrone.

Donegal. Connaught.

Cork.

1 In England, the Needle's Eye on the Wrekin, Salop. This list might be very much extended.